Pakistan fires on U.S. helicopters (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Thu, 09/25/2008 - 2:35pm

Pakistani soldiers at a checkpoint overlooking Wana, the capital of South Waziristan.<br /><br />Shots were fired when US-led coalition helicopters based in Afghanistan neared the border with Pakistan, officials said Monday, but there were conflicting accounts of the incident.(AFP/File/Aamir Qureshi)AP - Pakistani troops fired at American reconnaissance helicopters near the Afghan-Pakistan border Thursday, and ground troops then exchanged fire, the U.S. military said.



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